Nacella deaurata
| Nacella deaurata | |
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| Nacella deaurata shells (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Nacellidae |
| Genus: | Nacella |
| Species: | N. deaurata
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| Binomial name | |
| Nacella deaurata (Gmelin, 1791)
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Nacella deaurata, sometimes known as the golden limpet,[2] is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]
Description
It can reach a length of up to 61 mm,[3] although the average length is reported at approximately 36 mm.[4] Nacella deaurata is benthic and found from depths of 0 to 96 m.[3] It is known to feed on microscopic algae. It is smaller than the related and co-occurring N. magellanica.[5]
Distribution
Its primary range is off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina, and around the Falkland Islands.[2][3] Specimens have also been found in the southern Indian Ocean, near the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands.[3]
References
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Nacella deaurata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456656 on 2018-03-15
- ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nacella deaurata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456656 on 2021-08-30
- ^ a b c d "Nacella deaurata, Front topped limpet". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Valdovinos, Claudio; Rüth, Maximillian (2005). "Lapas Nacellidae del extremo sur de Sudamérica: taxonomía y distribución". Revista chilena de historia natural. 78 (3): 497–517. doi:10.4067/S0716-078X2005000300011. ISSN 0716-078X.
- ^ Nicastro, Adam; Surge, Donna; Briz i Godino, Ivan; Álvarez, Myrian; Schöne, Bernd R.; Bas, Maria (15 February 2020). "High-resolution records of growth temperature and life history of two Nacella limpet species, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 540 109526. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109526.
- Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99
- Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp
- Gonzalez-Wevar C.A., T. Nakano, J.I. Canete & E. Poulin (2011) Concerted genetic, morphological and ecological diversification in Nacella limpets in the Magellanic Province. Molecular Ecology 20: 1936–1951.
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- Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae
- Rochebrune A.T. de & Mabille J. (1885). Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux, recueillis par les membres de la mission du Cap Horn et M. Lebrun, Préparateur au Muséum, chargé d'une mission à Santa-Cruz de Patagonie. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris. (7) 9(3): 100-111
- Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910
- Strebel, H. (1907). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna der Magalhaen-Provinz. No. 5. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere. 25: 79-196
- González-Wevar C.A., Hüne M., Rosenfeld S., Nakano T., Saucède T., Spencer H. & Poulin E. (2018). Systematic revision of Nacella (Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae) based on a complete phylogeny of the genus, with the description of a new species from the southern tip of South America. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zly067